Let’s face it. Kids sweat. And when they sweat, hearing aid performance can suffer due to accumulation of moisture in the hearing aid.
This may be especially noticeable during sports or after "recess." What may appear as inattentiveness or increased restlessness could actually be a hearing instrument performance issue.
Unfortunately, many children – particularly the youngest – may not have the experience to recognize, or the vocabulary to describe, the degradation of sound that occurs as their hearing aids load up with moisture through the day.
The same problem can occur with cochlear implant hardware as with traditional hearing aids. If the microphone isn't functioning correctly, how can the processor be expected to transmit quality signals? That's why, for both body-worn and ear-level speech processors, it's particularly important to condition the component that contains the microphone.
The risk of hearing aid failure due to moisture is greatly reduced with Dry & Store, because when hearing aids start out the day completely dry, they can “afford” to accumulate moisture through the day without hitting that threshold of saturation where they shut down. That's why we say "Dry & Store lets kids be kids!"
Learn from other parents who have faced the same issues:
"My son wears bilateral behind the ear hearing aids. He is 13 and very active in sports … your typical boy. We had used other dry aids, but they did not works. We were having all sorts of problems with the hearing aids due to excessive moisture which would require the aids going in for repeated repair work. Since we began using the Dry & Store this has no longer been a problem. We would highly recommend it." ~ C.B., Green Forest, AR
"This machine has changed my daughter's life!" ~ J.Y., e-mail
"We purchased a Dry & Store in August and I am happy to say that my daughter uses it every night! I have even noticed that her ear molds have very little earwax in them, and I have attributed this to the use of the unit. We are indeed very happy with our Dry & Store." ~ Joan M., via e-mail
"Dry & Store has greatly improved the quality of my son's life in the summertime. He was constantly having to get his hearing aids cleaned or repaired because of sweat damage. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!" ~ Kathy B., GA
From S.S., Karachi Pakistan: "My son, who is now 18 has been using the Dry & Store for more than 10 years and it has definitely made a difference in his hearing care. Now it is him who never forgets to put his hearing aids in the Dry & Store and keeps record of the stock of Briks because of the difference it makes. Karachi is a coastal region and the climate is usually humid and I think Dry & Store is a must for every user of hearing or cochlear implant (equipment)."
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